Kiss It Goodbye was born from the dissolution of the classic lineup of the New Jersey band Deadguy. Surprisingly, hot on the heels
ofreleasing adefining LP for Victory Records, vocalist Tim Singer and guitarist Keith Huckins decided to leave the band.

Huckins recruited his friends, drummer Andrew Gormley and guitarist Eric Cooper from the band Die 116, to play with him and
Singer.Gormleysuggested bass duties be handled by Thom Rusnak who was playing in the Berlin band Ambush at the time. Gormley and
Huckins hadalso playedwith Thom previously in the seminal hardcore band Rorschach, a connection that inspired one fanzine to describe Kiss
It Goodbyeas “Rorschach2.0”.

It was evident from their first demo, titled “Be Afraid”, that Kiss It Goodbye was greater than the sum of its parts. Singer’s lyrical
picturepaintingfound a perfect pallet in the bass and drums’ complex yet intuitive rhythms layered over sometimes cutting, sometimes
expansiveguitar. The democombined with the now legendary performance by Kiss It Goodbye at their maiden show (opening for Napalm
Death atConey Island High in NY) theband garnered immediate label interest from hardcore and metal oriented labels alike. Kiss It Goodbye
beganheadlining shows around the New Yorkarea with opening acts that included Sheer Terror and Rye Coalition. Eric Cooper left the band
just asthe KIG hype began, leaving the rest of theband to continue forward.

Soon after Revelation Records signed Kiss It Goodbye to a multi album deal the band was in Seattle recording their debut full length
withBillyAnderson (Neurosis, The Melvins, Sick of It All). “She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not” was met with rave reviews, spinning heads with
itsconceptualalbum art and explorations into hardcore and metal that never succumbed to the trappings of musical genre. Alternative
Pressmagazine would notethat "Kiss It Goodbye...create a blanket of hate so terrifying, so all-encompassing, it makes extreme noise
seempassive," awarding the band's workfive stars.

Kiss It Goodbye astounded audiences across the United States with live performances that combined explosive playing with deadly
precision.Afterseveral tours including stints with Unsane and Obituary, Keith Huckins resigned from Kiss It Goodbye, parting amicably with
the bandand eventeaching the songs to his replacement, Demian Johnston.

Johnston made a seamless transition as he took over guitar duties and contributed heavily to the writing of the Choke EP which was
arguablythebands best effort to date. Recorded by Matt Bayles (Isis, Pearl Jam, Botch, Mastodon) at Stone Gossard’s Litho Studios, Choke
capturedthe powerand precision of Kiss It Goodbye’s live performances. While the recording was originally paid for by Sub-Pop records, they
declinedto release Chokewhen KIG announced they were taking an indefinite break from recording and touring. Revelation Records released
theChoke EP, which includedthe Matt Bayles recordings and the songs from the Target Practice 7”.

After an extended break, Singer, Gormley and Rusnak tried to breathe life back into the band, toying with a name change ( Family
Man)andworking through more than half a dozen guitarists. A two song demo from the Family Man lineup that included Aaron Blanchard on
guitarsurfaced,showing the growth that KIG was experiencing hidden away in the practice space.